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Pilot of an small aircraft taxiing in to FBO is cleared to taxi 'straight ahead' following line man wands. He follows the lights and finds himself about 4 ft deep in the grass with 2 inches of water.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ism airport : ism |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 460 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 419923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
We had a pretty good flight from vnc to kissimmee at night. Arriving kissimmee, we parked at the ramp in front of the tower (we wanted to go to the FBO). Ground control told me to follow the line man (500 ft) straight ahead with the lights to park closer to the FBO. Promptly I followed the instruction, taxiing straight ahead, where no taxiway edge way lights or anything else was. Suddenly we found ourselves about 4 ft deep in grass field of 2 inches of water. I shut off the engine, we pulled out the aircraft by ropes on the gear. Fortunately there wasn't any damage, so we could continue back to vnc. Around the grass field in kissimmee there should be absolutely some lights because you only see the light ramp to light FBO parking spots further away and dark between.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA TAXIING IN TO FBO IS CLRED TO TAXI 'STRAIGHT AHEAD' FOLLOWING LINE MAN WANDS. HE FOLLOWS THE LIGHTS AND FINDS HIMSELF ABOUT 4 FT DEEP IN THE GRASS WITH 2 INCHES OF WATER.
Narrative: WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD FLT FROM VNC TO KISSIMMEE AT NIGHT. ARRIVING KISSIMMEE, WE PARKED AT THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE TWR (WE WANTED TO GO TO THE FBO). GND CTL TOLD ME TO FOLLOW THE LINE MAN (500 FT) STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH THE LIGHTS TO PARK CLOSER TO THE FBO. PROMPTLY I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION, TAXIING STRAIGHT AHEAD, WHERE NO TXWY EDGE WAY LIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE WAS. SUDDENLY WE FOUND OURSELVES ABOUT 4 FT DEEP IN GRASS FIELD OF 2 INCHES OF WATER. I SHUT OFF THE ENG, WE PULLED OUT THE ACFT BY ROPES ON THE GEAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T ANY DAMAGE, SO WE COULD CONTINUE BACK TO VNC. AROUND THE GRASS FIELD IN KISSIMMEE THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY SOME LIGHTS BECAUSE YOU ONLY SEE THE LIGHT RAMP TO LIGHT FBO PARKING SPOTS FURTHER AWAY AND DARK BTWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.